League Leaders

All-Time Walks Leaders

Career totals, every season from 1871–2025. Bases on balls drawn

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# Player Seasons G AB R H 2B 3B HR RBI BB SO SB AVG OBP SLG OPS
1 Barry Bonds Barry Bonds 1986–2007 (22) 2,986 9,847 2,227 2,935 601 77 762 1,996 2,558 1,539 514 .298 .444 .607 1.051
2 Rickey Henderson Rickey Henderson 1979–2003 (25) 3,081 10,961 2,295 3,055 510 66 297 1,115 2,190 1,694 1,406 .279 .401 .419 .820
3 Babe Ruth Babe Ruth 1914–1935 (22) 2,503 8,398 2,174 2,873 506 136 714 2,217 2,062 1,330 123 .342 .474 .690 1.164
4 Ted Williams Ted Williams 1939–1960 (19) 2,292 7,706 1,798 2,654 525 71 521 1,839 2,021 709 24 .344 .482 .634 1.116
5 Joe Morgan Joe Morgan 1963–1984 (22) 2,649 9,277 1,650 2,517 449 96 268 1,133 1,865 1,015 689 .271 .392 .427 .819
6 Carl Yastrzemski Carl Yastrzemski 1961–1983 (23) 3,308 11,988 1,816 3,419 646 59 452 1,844 1,845 1,393 168 .285 .380 .462 .842
7 Jim Thome Jim Thome 1991–2012 (22) 2,543 8,422 1,583 2,328 451 26 612 1,699 1,747 2,548 19 .276 .402 .554 .956
8 Mickey Mantle Mickey Mantle 1951–1968 (18) 2,401 8,102 1,677 2,415 344 72 536 1,509 1,733 1,710 153 .298 .421 .557 .977
9 Mel Ott Mel Ott 1926–1947 (22) 2,730 9,456 1,859 2,876 488 72 511 1,860 1,708 896 89 .304 .414 .533 .947
10 Frank Thomas Frank Thomas 1990–2008 (19) 2,322 8,199 1,494 2,468 495 12 521 1,704 1,667 1,397 32 .301 .419 .555 .974
11 Eddie Yost Eddie Yost 1944–1962 (18) 2,109 7,346 1,215 1,863 337 56 139 683 1,614 920 72 .254 .394 .372 .766
12 Darrell Evans 1969–1989 (21) 2,687 8,973 1,344 2,223 329 36 414 1,354 1,605 1,410 98 .248 .361 .431 .792
13 Stan Musial Stan Musial 1941–1963 (22) 3,026 10,972 1,949 3,630 725 177 475 1,951 1,599 696 78 .331 .417 .559 .976
14 Pete Rose Pete Rose 1963–1986 (24) 3,562 14,053 2,165 4,256 746 135 160 1,314 1,566 1,143 198 .303 .375 .409 .784
15 Harmon Killebrew Harmon Killebrew 1954–1975 (22) 2,435 8,147 1,283 2,086 290 24 573 1,584 1,559 1,699 19 .256 .376 .509 .884
16 Chipper Jones Chipper Jones 1993–2012 (19) 2,499 8,984 1,619 2,726 549 38 468 1,623 1,512 1,409 150 .303 .401 .529 .930
17 Lou Gehrig Lou Gehrig 1923–1939 (17) 2,164 8,001 1,888 2,721 534 163 493 1,995 1,508 790 102 .340 .447 .632 1.080
18 Mike Schmidt Mike Schmidt 1972–1989 (18) 2,404 8,352 1,506 2,234 408 59 548 1,595 1,507 1,883 174 .268 .380 .527 .908
19 Eddie Collins Eddie Collins 1906–1930 (25) 2,826 9,949 1,821 3,315 438 187 47 1,300 1,499 467 741 .333 .424 .429 .853
20 Bobby Abreu Bobby Abreu 1996–2014 (18) 2,425 8,480 1,453 2,470 574 59 288 1,363 1,476 1,840 400 .291 .395 .475 .870
21 Gary Sheffield Gary Sheffield 1988–2009 (22) 2,576 9,217 1,636 2,689 467 27 509 1,676 1,475 1,171 253 .292 .393 .514 .907
22 Willie Mays Willie Mays 1948–1973 (23) 3,005 10,924 2,068 3,293 525 141 660 1,909 1,468 1,526 339 .301 .384 .557 .940
23 Jimmie Foxx Jimmie Foxx 1925–1945 (20) 2,317 8,134 1,751 2,646 458 125 534 1,922 1,452 1,311 87 .325 .428 .609 1.038
24 Eddie Mathews Eddie Mathews 1952–1968 (17) 2,391 8,537 1,509 2,315 354 72 512 1,453 1,444 1,487 68 .271 .376 .509 .886
25 Frank Robinson Frank Robinson 1956–1976 (21) 2,808 10,006 1,829 2,943 528 72 586 1,812 1,420 1,532 204 .294 .389 .537 .926
26 Wade Boggs Wade Boggs 1982–1999 (18) 2,440 9,180 1,513 3,010 578 61 118 1,014 1,412 745 24 .328 .415 .443 .858
27 Hank Aaron Hank Aaron 1954–1976 (23) 3,298 12,364 2,174 3,771 624 98 755 2,297 1,402 1,383 240 .305 .374 .555 .928
28 Jeff Bagwell Jeff Bagwell 1991–2005 (15) 2,150 7,797 1,517 2,314 488 32 449 1,529 1,401 1,558 202 .297 .408 .540 .948
29 Dwight Evans Dwight Evans 1972–1991 (20) 2,606 8,996 1,470 2,446 483 73 385 1,384 1,391 1,697 78 .272 .370 .470 .840
30 Tris Speaker Tris Speaker 1907–1928 (22) 2,789 10,195 1,882 3,514 792 222 117 1,529 1,381 393 432 .345 .428 .500 .928
31 Reggie Jackson Reggie Jackson 1967–1987 (21) 2,820 9,864 1,551 2,584 463 49 563 1,702 1,375 2,597 228 .262 .356 .490 .846
32 Albert Pujols Albert Pujols 2001–2022 (22) 3,080 11,421 1,914 3,384 686 16 703 2,218 1,373 1,404 117 .296 .374 .544 .918
33 Jason Giambi Jason Giambi 1995–2014 (20) 2,260 7,267 1,227 2,010 405 9 440 1,441 1,366 1,572 20 .277 .399 .516 .916
34 Joey Votto Joey Votto 2007–2023 (17) 2,056 7,252 1,171 2,135 459 22 356 1,144 1,365 1,640 80 .294 .409 .511 .920
35 Rafael Palmeiro Rafael Palmeiro 1986–2005 (20) 2,831 10,472 1,663 3,020 585 38 569 1,835 1,353 1,348 97 .288 .371 .515 .885
36 Willie McCovey Willie McCovey 1959–1980 (22) 2,588 8,197 1,229 2,211 353 46 521 1,555 1,345 1,550 26 .270 .374 .515 .889
37 Alex Rodriguez Alex Rodriguez 1994–2016 (22) 2,784 10,566 2,021 3,115 548 31 696 2,086 1,338 2,287 329 .295 .380 .550 .930
38 Todd Helton Todd Helton 1997–2013 (17) 2,247 7,962 1,401 2,519 592 37 369 1,406 1,335 1,175 37 .316 .414 .539 .953
39 Eddie Murray Eddie Murray 1977–1997 (21) 3,026 11,336 1,627 3,255 560 35 504 1,917 1,333 1,516 110 .287 .359 .476 .836
40 Tim Raines Tim Raines 1979–2002 (23) 2,502 8,872 1,571 2,605 430 113 170 980 1,330 966 808 .294 .385 .425 .810
41 Carlos Santana Carlos Santana 2010–2025 (16) 2,204 7,815 1,107 1,880 404 17 335 1,136 1,330 1,540 65 .241 .352 .425 .777
42 Manny Ramirez Manny Ramirez 1993–2011 (19) 2,302 8,244 1,544 2,574 547 20 555 1,831 1,329 1,813 38 .312 .411 .585 .996
43 David Ortiz David Ortiz 1997–2016 (20) 2,408 8,640 1,419 2,472 632 19 541 1,768 1,319 1,750 17 .286 .380 .552 .931
44 Tony Phillips Tony Phillips 1982–1999 (18) 2,161 7,617 1,300 2,023 360 50 160 819 1,319 1,499 177 .266 .374 .389 .763
45 Adam Dunn Adam Dunn 2001–2014 (14) 2,001 6,883 1,097 1,631 334 10 462 1,168 1,317 2,379 63 .237 .364 .490 .854
46 Mark McGwire Mark McGwire 1986–2001 (16) 1,874 6,187 1,167 1,626 252 6 583 1,414 1,317 1,596 12 .263 .394 .588 .982
47 Ken Griffey Ken Griffey 1989–2010 (22) 2,671 9,801 1,662 2,781 524 38 630 1,836 1,312 1,779 184 .284 .370 .538 .907
48 Fred McGriff Fred McGriff 1986–2004 (19) 2,460 8,757 1,349 2,490 441 24 493 1,550 1,305 1,882 72 .284 .377 .509 .886
49 Luke Appling Luke Appling 1930–1950 (20) 2,422 8,856 1,319 2,749 440 102 45 1,116 1,302 528 179 .310 .399 .398 .798
50 Edgar Martinez Edgar Martinez 1987–2004 (18) 2,055 7,213 1,219 2,247 514 15 309 1,261 1,283 1,202 49 .312 .418 .516 .933
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